Firearm Camera Mount

ABSTRACT

A firearm camera mount for securing a camera to a distal end of a firearm is disclosed. A fastening member is configured to be fastened to the distal end of the firearm. A support member is fixed to the fastening member. The support member defines a bracket. A camera support is releasably securable to the bracket and securable to a camera. Thus, when the camera support is secured to the bracket and a camera, the camera support cooperates with the support member and the fastening member to maintain at least one shooting direction of the camera along a shooting direction of the firearm.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 61/810,959, filed Apr. 11, 2013, which is incorporatedherein in its entirety by reference.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not Applicable

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

This invention pertains to mounting apparatus. More particularly, thisinvention pertains to an apparatus for mounting a camera on a shotgun orother firearm.

2. Description of the Related Art

Game hunting has been a popular pastime throughout human history. Beforethe widespread domestication of animals, hunting was a crucial componentof human society. Even as animal domestication became relativelywidespread and agriculture became common, hunting was a significantcontributor to the human food supply. Today, modern hunting is commonlyregarded as a sport, as well as a conservationist activity and a meansfor supplementing the human food supply. Hunting gives resource managersa valuable tool to control populations of some species that mightotherwise exceed the carrying capacity of their habitat and threaten thewell-being of other wildlife species, and in some instances, that ofhuman health and safety. Additionally, modern sport hunters often seekwild game for trophy purposes, displaying the inedible portions of theirkill as a sign of accomplishment. Evidence of a successful hunt providesmodern hunters with a means of sharing their experience with others,both to entertain and to educate others on proper hunting technique.

In pursuit of a better method to document and evince modern huntingactivities, many modern hunters attempt to operate still-image or videocameras while they hunt. The use of a camera during hunting allows ahunter to capture the image of a hunt as it happens, thus preserving arecord of the technique and chronology of the event. Likewise, in otherapplications of firearm use, such as for military and law enforcementpurposes, self-defense, etc., it is often desirable to operate a cameraduring use of the firearm in order to preserve a record of the event.However, operation of a camera while simultaneously using a firearm isoften cumbersome. Many types of firearms, such as for example shotguns,rifles, submachine guns, and the like, typically require both hands toproperly operate. As such, holding and operating a camera while holdingand operating a firearm of this type is often quite difficult.

In light of the difficulty of simultaneous camera and firearm operation,it is desirable to construct a mounting device capable of mounting aconventional hand-held camera to a firearm.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present general inventive concept provides a firearm camera mountfor securing a camera to a distal end of a firearm. Example embodimentsof the present general inventive concept can be achieved by providing afastening member configured to be fastened to the distal end of afirearm, a support member fixed to the fastening member, the supportmember defining a bracket, and a camera support releasably securable tothe bracket and securable to a camera. When the camera support issecured to the bracket and a camera, the camera support may cooperatewith the support member and the fastening member to maintain at leastone shooting direction of the camera along a shooting direction of thefirearm. In certain embodiments, the fastening member may be sized andshaped to be received on a distal end of a shotgun. For example, thefastening member may define a substantially flat plate having a throughbore defined therein, the through bore being sized and shaped to allow athreaded end of a shotgun magazine tube to be received therethrough, butto disallow a shotgun magazine tube cap to be received therethrough. Thesupport member may comprise a substantially flat surface and a bracketadhered to the surface. The plate of the fastening member may, in someembodiments, extend substantially perpendicular to the substantiallyflat surface of the support member. The support member may furthercomprise a layer of resilient material disposed between the surface andthe bracket, and in some embodiments may further comprise a screwfastener receivable through an opening defined in the surface. In someembodiments, the bracket may comprise first and second elongatedengaging members extending in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to oneanother, the engaging members cooperating to define a channel sized toreceive a portion of the camera support therein and to hold the receivedportion of the camera support in fixed relation to the support member.In some embodiments, the engaging members may cooperate to define afirst portion of a side release buckle matable with a second portion ofa side release buckle defined by the camera support.

According to certain embodiments of the present general inventiveconcept, the camera support may further comprise a first portion of arotatable connection fixed in relation to the side release buckle secondportion, the rotatable connection first portion being configured toengage a second portion of the rotatable connection securable to thecamera. The rotatable connection may further include at least one stopengagable with at least one of the first and second rotatable connectionportions to limit rotation of the rotatable connection. The stop maycomprise a stop lug plate defining a stop lug extending therefrom, thestop lug being interposable between the first and second rotatableconnection portions to limit rotation of the rotatable connection.

Example embodiments of the present general inventive concept can also beachieved by providing a fastening member configured to be fastened to aswivel mount of a firearm, a support member fixed to the fasteningmember, the support member defining a bracket, and a camera supportreleasably securable to the bracket and securable to a camera, wherebywhen the camera support is secured to the bracket and a camera, thecamera support cooperates with the support member and the fasteningmember to maintain at least one shooting direction of the camera along ashooting direction of the firearm. In certain embodiments, the fasteningmember may comprise a first cylindrical member having a first enddefining an internal annular flange and an opening along an axialdimension thereof, the first cylindrical member first end being fixed tothe support member, the first cylindrical member having an open secondend. A second cylindrical member may be receivable within the firstcylindrical member second end and sized to receive at least a portion ofthe swivel mount within the second cylindrical member. The secondcylindrical member may define a through opening extending substantiallyperpendicular to an axial dimension of the second cylindrical member,the through opening being alignable with a corresponding through openingof the swivel mount when the portion of the swivel mount is receivedwithin the second cylindrical member. A pin may be receivable throughthe through opening of the second cylindrical member and the throughopening of the swivel mount to engage the swivel mount of the firearm tosecure the fastening member to the swivel mount. In this embodiment,when the pin is received through the second cylindrical member and thethrough opening of the swivel mount and when the second cylindricalmember is received within the first cylindrical member, the firstcylindrical member limits withdrawal of the pin from within the throughopening of the swivel mount.

In certain embodiments, the second cylindrical member may furtherinclude an elongated member extending along an axial dimension of thesecond cylindrical member, the elongated member being receivable throughthe opening in the first cylindrical member first end. The fasteningmember may further comprise a fastener configured to secure theelongated member in receipt through the opening in the first cylindricalmember first end. The fastener may comprise an internally threaded nutconfigured to engage external threads defined along the elongatedmember. In certain embodiments, the second cylindrical member may befully receivable within the first cylindrical member, whereby threadingthe nut onto the external threads of the elongated member serves to drawthe first cylindrical member over the swivel mount and against an areaof the firearm proximate the swivel mount to limit rotation of theswivel mount in relation to the firearm.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The above-mentioned features of the invention will become more clearlyunderstood from the following detailed description of the invention readtogether with the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a firearm cameramount constructed in accordance with several features of the presentgeneral inventive concept;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an underside of the firearm cameramount of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the firearm camera mount of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially exploded view showing assembly of the firearmcamera mount of FIG. 1 onto a firearm;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing assembly of the firearm cameramount of FIG. 1 onto a firearm;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a camera having a camera mountsecond portion secured thereto;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the camera and camera mount second portionof FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a firearmcamera mount constructed in accordance with several features of thepresent general inventive concept;

FIG. 9 is a partially exploded view showing assembly of the firearmcamera mount of FIG. 8 onto a firearm;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a firearmcamera mount constructed in accordance with several features of thepresent general inventive concept;

FIG. 11 is a partially exploded view showing assembly of the firearmcamera mount of FIG. 10 onto a firearm;

FIG. 12 is an exploded view showing another embodiment of a firearmcamera mount constructed in accordance with several features of thepresent general inventive concept; and

FIG. 13 is a partially exploded view showing assembly of the firearmcamera mount of FIG. 12 onto a firearm.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A firearm camera mount providing an apparatus useful in mounting aconventional hand-held camera to a firearm is disclosed. The firearmcamera mount, illustrated at 10 in FIG. 1, includes generally a supportmember 12 which is configured to allow attachment of a bracket 14thereto, and a fastening member 16 which is configured to secure thesupport member 12 to a distal end of a firearm 18.

FIGS. 1-7 illustrate one embodiment of the firearm camera mount 10,constructed in accordance with several features of the present generalinventive concept. In the embodiment of FIGS. 1-5, and with reference toFIGS. 1 and 3, the firearm camera mount 10 includes a support member 12which is defined by a substantially planar platform defining a mountingsurface 20. The mounting surface 20 is configured to allow attachment ofa bracket 14 adjacent to the support member 12. For example, in someembodiments, the mounting surface 20 may define a smooth, planar surfacewhich is capable of adhering to at least a portion of a bracket 14through interposition of a suitable adhesive between the bracket 14 andthe mounting surface 20. In some embodiments, the support member 12 andassociated mounting surface 20 may define one or more through openings22 configured to receive one or more fasteners 24 for securing thebracket 14 to the mounting surface 20. Those of skill in the art willrecognize other suitable devices capable of achieving attachment of thebracket 14 against the mounting surface 20, and such devices may be usedwithout departing from the spirit and scope of the present generalinventive concept.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 1-3, the mounting surface 20 defines asmooth, planar surface having a through opening 22 defined at a centrallocation thereof. In this embodiment, a bracket 14 is provided having afirst surface 23 which defines suitable fasteners 26 for securing thebracket 14 to a camera support 56 (see FIG. 6), and an opposite secondsurface 28 which is configured to mate with and engage the mountingsurface 20 of the support member 12. In the illustrated embodiment, thebracket 14 defines a through opening 30 at a central location thereof,and the respective perimeters 32, 34 of the mounting surface 20 and thesecond surface 28 of the bracket 14 are substantially similar, such thatthe mounting surface 20 and the second surface 28 of the bracket 14 maybe brought into substantially parallel-planar registration with therespective through openings 22, 30 in substantially axial registration.In this relationship, a suitable fastener 24 may be received through therespective through openings 22, 30 to secure the mounting surface 20 tothe bracket 14.

In several embodiments, a layer of resilient material 36, such as forexample rubber, polymer, foam, etc., is provided between the mountingsurface 20 and the bracket 14. For example, in the illustratedembodiment, a layer of resilient material 36 having adhesive materialdisposed along each of the opposite surfaces of the layer of resilientmaterial 36 is interposed between the mounting surface 20 and the secondsurface 28 of the bracket 14. Thus, the second surface 28 is adhered tothe layer of resilient material 36, which is in turn adhered to themounting surface 20. In the illustrated embodiment, the layer ofresilient material 36 is of a similar shape as the mounting surface 20and the second surface 28 of the bracket 14, and similarly to thesesurfaces, the layer of resilient material 36 defines a through openingat a central location thereof. Thus, when the second surface 28 of thebracket 14 and the mounting surface 20 are brought into parallel-planarregistration with the layer of resilient material 36 interposedtherebetween, the through opening of the resilient material 36 aligns inaxial registration with the respective through openings 22, 30 of themounting surface 20 and the bracket 14. It will be understood that thelayer of resilient material 36 may, in certain embodiments, serve todampen vibrations and other mechanical energy transferred from thesupport plate 12 to the bracket 14. In other embodiments, the layer ofresilient material 36 may provide a measure of resilience between themounting surface 20 and the bracket 14, thereby allowing a more secureconnection of the bracket 14 to the mounting surface 20 by the fastener24.

As discussed above, the first surface 23 of the bracket 14 definessuitable fasteners 26 for securing the bracket 14 to the camera support56. With reference to FIG. 2, in the illustrated embodiment, the firstsurface 23 of the bracket 14 defines a pair of inwardly-facing, angledengaging members 42, 44 extending along opposite side edges 46, 48, ofthe first surface 23 of the bracket 14 in a configuration overhangingthe first surface 23 of the bracket 14. The engaging members 42, 44cooperate with the first surface 23 of the bracket 14 to define achannel 50 which is sized to receive a portion of the camera support 56therein and to hold the received portion of the camera support 56substantially flush with the first surface 23 of the bracket 14. In theillustrated embodiment, a ridge 52 is provided extending through thecenter of the channel 50, substantially parallel to the engaging members42, 44, along the camera mount first surface 23. In this embodiment, theridge 52 cooperates with the engaging members 42, 44 to define a femaleportion of a side-release buckle. The camera support 56, in turn,defines a male portion of a side-release buckle 62 which is adapted tobe received within and engaged by the engaging members 42, 44 and theridge 52, thereby releasably securing the camera support 56 to thebracket 14. Those skilled in the art will recognize other suitabledevices which may be used for securing the bracket 14 to the camerasupport 56, and such other devices may be used without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the present general inventive concept.Furthermore, it will be recognized that other devices and configurationsare suitable to secure the support member 12 to a camera, and such otherdevices and configurations may be used without departing from the spiritand scope of the present general inventive concept. For example, inseveral embodiments, the bracket 14 comprises an integral unit capableof being mounted to the support member 12 and capable of having a cameramounted thereon.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the camera support 56 defines additionalfasteners 58 which allow a camera 60 to be mounted to the camera support56. In the illustrated embodiment, the camera support 56 defines a firsthalf of a hinge connector 58 a which is configured to mate with andengage a second half of the hinge connector 58 b defined by a camera. Inthe illustrated embodiment, a screw fastener 88 and corresponding nut 90are provided along an axis of the hinge connector 58 and are configuredto be selectively adjustable in order to loosen and tighten the hingeconnector 58, thereby allowing the camera to be selectively rotatedabout an axis of the hinge connector 58 and then be releasably securedin relation to the camera support 56. In accordance with severalfeatures of the present general inventive concept, in certainembodiments, a stop lug plate 93 is provided along the hinge connector58. With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, in one embodiment, the stop lugplate 93 includes an opening 92 which is adapted to receive and conformto the screw fastener 88, thereby allowing the stop lug plate 93 to bepositioned along an axial dimension of the hinge connector 58. The stoplug plate 93 further defines a stop lug 94 which protrudes outwardlyfrom the opening 92 and is sized and oriented to be interposed betweenthe camera 60 and the camera support 56, thereby limiting rotation ofthe camera about the hinge connector 58 to a desired angle or range ofangles. In the illustrated embodiment, the stop lug 94 is sized andoriented such that the stop lug plate 93 limits rotation of the camerato an angle aligning a shooting direction of the camera parallel to aforward direction of the channel 50. However, those of skill in the artwill recognize other configurations suitable for use in the stop lugplate 93, and such other configurations may be used without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the present general inventive concept.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, as discussed above, the firearm camera mount10 includes a fastening member 16 which is configured to allow thesupport member 12 to be secured to a distal end of a firearm 18. Forexample, in the embodiment of FIGS. 1-5, the fastening member 16 isadapted to be secured to a distal end of a shotgun magazine tube, of thetype defining a threaded end having an internally-threaded magazine capsecured thereon. In the illustrated embodiment, the fastening member 16consists of a substantially flat plate having a through bore 40 definedtherethrough. The through bore 40 is sized and shaped to allow athreaded portion of a shotgun magazine tube 17 to be receivedtherethrough, but to disallow a shotgun magazine tube cap 19 to bereceived therethrough. Thus, the fastening member 16 may be fixed to adistal end of the shotgun by placing the fastening member 16 onto thethreaded portion of the shotgun magazine tube 17 and then threading theshotgun magazine tube cap 19 onto the threaded portion of the magazinetube, thereby securing the fastening member 16 between the shotgunmagazine tube cap and the remainder of the shotgun magazine.

Referring to FIG. 1, the fastening member 16 is fixedly secured to anouter surface 64 of the support member 12 opposite the mounting surface20. The fastening member 16 extends perpendicularly from the outersurface 64 and perpendicularly to the length of the channel 50. As shownin FIGS. 4 and 5, in this embodiment, when the fastening member 16 isreceived between the shotgun magazine tube cap 19 and the remainder ofthe shotgun magazine 17, the support member 12 may extend in a planesubstantially parallel to a shooting direction 15 of the shotgun 18,beneath the shotgun barrel and magazine, such that a shooting directionof a camera 60 mounted flush against the support member first surface 23may be substantially parallel to the shooting direction 15 of theshotgun 18.

FIGS. 8 and 9 illustrate another embodiment of a firearm camera mount 10a constructed in accordance with several features of the present generalinventive concept. In the embodiment of FIGS. 8 and 9, the fasteningmember 16 a is fixedly secured to a side edge 46 a of the support member12 a and extends perpendicularly to the mounting surface 20 andperpendicularly to the length of the channel 50. In this embodiment,when the fastening member 16 a is received between the shotgun magazinetube cap 19 and the remainder of the shotgun magazine 17, the supportmember 12 may extend in a plane substantially parallel to a shootingdirection 15 of the shotgun 18 and outwardly to one side of the shotgunbarrel and magazine, such that a shooting direction of a camera 60mounted against the support member first surface 23 is substantiallyparallel to the shooting direction 15 of the shotgun 18.

In the illustrated embodiment, the fastening member 16 a is secured to afirst side edge 46 a of the support member 12 a in a right-handedconfiguration, such that the support member 12 a extends from a rightside of the shotgun and a camera may be mounted below the support member12 a. However, it will be understood that the firearm camera mount 10 amay embody a left-handed configuration without departing from the spiritand scope of the present general inventive concept. For example, in oneembodiment, the fastening member 16 a is secured to a second side edge48 a of the support member 12 a, such that the support member 12 aextends from a left side of the shotgun and a camera may be mountedbelow the support member 12 a. Furthermore, it will be understood thatthe above-discussed firearm camera mount 10 a embodying the right-handedconfiguration may be rotated about the magazine tube 17, such that thesupport member 12 a extends from a left side of the shotgun 18 and acamera may be mounted above the support member 12 a. Likewise, thefirearm camera mount 10 a embodying the left-handed configuration may berotated about the magazine tube 17, such that the support member 12 aextends from a right side of the shotgun 18 and a camera may be mountedabove the support member 12 a.

FIGS. 10 and 11 illustrate another embodiment of a firearm camera mount10 b constructed in accordance with several features of the presentgeneral inventive concept. In the embodiment of FIGS. 10 and 11, thefastening member 16 b is fixedly secured to the outer surface 64 b ofthe support member 12 b as by integral connection or other suitablesecurement means. However, the fastening member 16 b extends outwardlyfrom the support member outer surface 64 b at an angle θ to the outersurface 64 b such that the firearm camera mount 10 b may conform to adistal portion of a forestock 17 b of a firearm 18 b. For example, inthe illustrated embodiment of FIG. 11, the angle θ is such that thefastening member 16 b and the support member outer surface 64 b conformto a distal portion of the type of forestock incorporated into a shotgunsold by Browning® Corporation under the trademark “Maxus®.” In thisembodiment, the fastening member 16 b defines a through opening 40 bwhich is adapted to receive and engage a portion of a sling mount 41mounted at a distal end of the forestock 17 b in order to secure thefastening member 16 b to the forestock 17 b and allow the support member12 b to extend beneath the forestock 17 b substantially parallel to aline of fire of the shotgun 18 b.

FIGS. 12 and 13 illustrate another embodiment of a firearm camera mount10 c constructed in accordance with several features of the presentgeneral inventive concept. In the embodiment of FIGS. 12 and 13, thefastening member 16 c is configured to engage a swivel mount 89 of afirearm 18 c in order to secure the fastening member 16 c to the swivelmount 89. More specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, thefastening member 16 c includes a first cylindrical member 66 having afirst end 68 defining an inwardly facing annular flange 74 and an opensecond end 70. The first end 68 of the first cylindrical member 66 isfixed to the support member outer surface 64 c with an axial dimensionof the cylindrical member 66 substantially parallel to the forwarddirection 51 of the channel 50 c. The second end 70 of the firstcylindrical member 66 extends rearward of the support member 12 c. Asecond cylindrical member 72 is provided having a closed first end 76,an open second end 78, and an externally threaded member 80 extendingoutwardly from the closed first end 76 along an axial dimension of thesecond cylindrical member 72.

The first and second cylindrical members 66, 72 are sized such that thesecond cylindrical member 72 is receivable within the first cylindricalmember 66. The inwardly facing annular flange 74 of the firstcylindrical member first end 68 is sized such that the flange 74 permitsthe externally threaded member 80 to be received therethrough, butdisallows the remainder of the second cylindrical member 72 from beingreceived therethrough. Thus, when the second cylindrical member 72 isreceived within the first cylindrical member 66, the externally threadedmember 80 protrudes outwardly from the first cylindrical member firstend 68 through the flange 74. An internally threaded fastener 82 isprovided which is capable of being threaded onto the externally threadedmember 80, thereby securing the second cylindrical member 72 within thefirst cylindrical member 66.

The second end 78 of the second cylindrical member 72 defines a pair ofthrough openings 84 extending through opposite sides of the secondcylindrical member 72 perpendicularly to an axial dimension of thesecond cylindrical member 72. A pin 86 is received through each of thethrough openings 84 and extends outwardly from the second cylindricalmember 72 such that, when the second cylindrical member 72 is receivedwithin the first cylindrical member 66, the pin 86 may not be removedfrom the second cylindrical member. However, in the illustratedembodiment, the second cylindrical member 72 may be at least partiallyremoved from within the first cylindrical member 66 to expose the pin 86from within the first cylindrical member 66. Thereafter, the pin 86 maybe at least partially removed from the second cylindrical member 72, anda swivel mount 89 of a firearm may be placed within the secondcylindrical member 72. Thereafter, the pin 86 may be replaced throughthe through openings 84 in the second cylindrical member 72 and througha corresponding opening in the swivel mount 89 to engage the swivelmount 89 and secure the swivel mount within the second cylindricalmember 72. The second cylindrical member 72 may then be replaced withinthe first cylindrical member 66 and secured thereto through replacementof the threaded fastener 82 onto the externally threaded member 80.

In certain embodiments, the second cylindrical member 72 is fullyreceivable within the first cylindrical member 66. Thus, once the pin 86is received within the through openings 84 in the second cylindricalmember 72 and the corresponding through opening in the swivel mount 89,thereby securing the swivel mount 89 to the second cylindrical member72, the threaded fastener 82 may be advanced onto the externallythreaded member 80 to draw the second cylindrical member 72 within thefirst cylindrical member 66. This, in turn, draws the first cylindricalmember 66 over the second cylindrical member 72 to allow the firstcylindrical member 66 to surround the swivel mount 89 and contact aportion of the firearm 18 c proximate the swivel mount 89. Upontightening the threaded fastener 82 onto the externally threaded member80, pressure between the threaded fastener 82, first cylindrical member66, and firearm 18 c acts to fix the first cylindrical member 66 againstthe firearm 18 c and limit rotational movement of the firearm cameramount 10 c in relation to the firearm 18 c.

From the foregoing description, it will be recognized by one of skill inthe art that a firearm camera mount has been provided which is capableof being used to mount a conventional hand-held camera to a firearm.While the present invention has been illustrated by description ofseveral embodiments and while the illustrative embodiments have beendescribed in detail, it is not the intention of the applicant torestrict or in any way limit the scope of the appended claims to suchdetail. Additional modifications will readily appear to those skilled inthe art. The invention in its broader aspects is therefore not limitedto the specific details, representative apparatus and methods, andillustrative examples shown and described. Accordingly, departures maybe made from such details without departing from the spirit or scope ofapplicant's general inventive concept.

Having thus described the aforementioned invention, what is claimed is:1. A firearm camera mount for securing a camera to a distal end of afirearm, said firearm camera mount comprising: a fastening memberconfigured to be fastened to the distal end of the firearm; a supportmember fixed to said fastening member, said support member defining abracket; and a camera support releasably securable to said bracket andsecurable to a camera; whereby when said camera support is secured tosaid bracket and a camera, said camera support cooperates with saidsupport member and said fastening member to maintain at least oneshooting direction of the camera along a shooting direction of thefirearm.
 2. The firearm camera mount of claim 1, said fastening memberbeing sized and shaped to be received on a distal end of a shotgun. 3.The firearm camera mount of claim 2, said fastening member defining asubstantially flat plate having a through bore defined therein, saidthrough bore being sized and shaped to allow a threaded end of a shotgunmagazine tube to be received therethrough, but to disallow a shotgunmagazine tube cap to be received therethrough.
 4. The firearm cameramount of claim 3, said support member comprising a substantially flatsurface and a bracket adhered to said surface.
 5. The firearm cameramount of claim 4, said plate of said fastening member extendingsubstantially perpendicular to said substantially flat surface of saidsupport member.
 6. The firearm camera mount of claim 4, said supportmember further comprising a layer of resilient material disposed betweensaid surface and said bracket.
 7. The firearm camera mount of claim 6,said support member further comprising a screw fastener receivablethrough an opening defined in said surface.
 8. The firearm camera mountof claim 1, said bracket comprising first and second elongated engagingmembers extending in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to one another,said engaging members cooperating to define a channel sized to receive aportion of said camera support therein and to hold said received portionof said camera support in fixed relation to said support member.
 9. Thefirearm camera mount of claim 8, said engaging members cooperating todefine a first portion of a side release buckle matable with a secondportion of a side release buckle defined by said camera support.
 10. Thefirearm camera mount of claim 9, said camera support further comprisinga first portion of a rotatable connection fixed in relation to said siderelease buckle second portion, said rotatable connection first portionbeing configured to engage a second portion of said rotatable connectionsecurable to the camera.
 11. The firearm camera mount of claim 10, saidrotatable connection further including at least one stop engagable withat least one of said first and second rotatable connection portions tolimit rotation of said rotatable connection.
 12. The firearm cameramount of claim 11, said at least one stop comprising a stop lug platedefining a stop lug extending therefrom, said stop lug beinginterposable between said first and second rotatable connection portionsto limit rotation of said rotatable connection.
 13. A firearm cameramount for securing a camera to a swivel mount of a firearm, said firearmcamera mount comprising: a fastening member configured to be fastened tothe swivel mount; a support member fixed to said fastening member, saidsupport member defining a bracket; and a camera support releasablysecurable to said bracket and securable to a camera; whereby when saidcamera support is secured to said bracket and a camera, said camerasupport cooperates with said support member and said fastening member tomaintain at least one shooting direction of the camera along a shootingdirection of the firearm.
 14. The firearm camera mount of claim 13, saidfastening member comprising: a first cylindrical member having a firstend defining an internal annular flange and an opening along an axialdimension thereof, said first cylindrical member first end being fixedto said support member, said first cylindrical member having an opensecond end; a second cylindrical member receivable within said firstcylindrical member second end and sized to receive at least a portion ofthe swivel mount within the second cylindrical member; said secondcylindrical member defining a through opening extending substantiallyperpendicular to an axial dimension of said second cylindrical member,said through opening being alignable with a corresponding throughopening of the swivel mount when the portion of the swivel mount isreceived within the second cylindrical member; and a pin receivablethrough said through opening of said second cylindrical member and thethrough opening of the swivel mount to engage the swivel mount of thefirearm to secure said fastening member to the swivel mount; wherebywhen said pin is received through said second cylindrical member and thethrough opening of the swivel mount and when said second cylindricalmember is received within said first cylindrical member, said firstcylindrical member limits withdrawal of said pin from within the throughopening of the swivel mount.
 15. The firearm camera mount of claim 14,said second cylindrical member further including an elongated memberextending along an axial dimension of said second cylindrical member,said elongated member being receivable through said opening in saidfirst cylindrical member first end.
 16. The firearm camera mount ofclaim 15, said fastening member further comprising a fastener configuredto secure said elongated member in receipt through said opening in saidfirst cylindrical member first end.
 17. The firearm camera mount ofclaim 16, said fastener comprising an internally threaded nut configuredto engage external threads defined along said elongated member.
 18. Thefirearm camera mount of claim 17, said second cylindrical member beingfully receivable within said first cylindrical member, whereby threadingsaid nut onto said external threads of said elongated member serves todraw said first cylindrical member over the swivel mount and against anarea of the firearm proximate the swivel mount to limit rotation of thefirst cylindrical member in relation to the firearm.
 19. The firearmcamera mount of claim 18, said support member comprising a substantiallyflat surface defining a bracket.
 20. The firearm camera mount of claim19, said first cylindrical member extending along an axial dimensionthereof parallel to said support member flat surface.